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Pierrette Scougall, an Enfield schools employee and volunteer at the Enfield Senior Center, died Oct. 8. She was 73. Known to friends as "Pete," Scougall was born in Springfield, Mass., and had lived in Enfield since 1964. She is survived by Jack Scougall, her husband of 53 years. The mother of four sons, Scougall began working as a secretary at Henry Barnard Elementary School in the early 1980s. She then started working at Enrico Fermi High School as a secretary in the guidance counselors' office. She retired from that job in 2001 after a 14-year career. Even though Scougall wasn't directly involved with the guidance of high school students, it was a job she valued....

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Pierrette Scougall, an Enfield schools employee and volunteer at the Enfield Senior Center, died Oct. 8. She was 73.Known to friends as "Pete," Scougall was born in Springfield, Mass., and had lived in Enfield since 1964. She is survived by Jack...

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